New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) Hearing-impaired junior rifle shooter Dhanush Srikanth’s disqualification, which deprived him of a sure-shot team gold medal, at the recent Asian Championships in Chagwon, Korea has left the entire family “distraught” and “shocked”.

The 21-year-old marksman, who had undergone two cochlear implants, was looking forward to bringing home a medal from the continental championships in his last appearance in the junior category.

But unfortunately, an issue with his apparel’s stiffness led to his disqualification from the 10m air rifle competition, and with it his hopes of winning the team gold and possibly an individual medal went up in smoke.

“At the end of the day, he has lost his medal and he has missed out playing the finals, which is a big loss for him. This was actually his last junior match. He was really prepared and wanted to come back with a medal,” Dhanush’s mother Asha Srikanth told

Source: PTI News